Questions and answers
Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S5W-18783
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many educational psychologists it expects to retire in the next five years.
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Question reference: S5W-18788
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what impact reducing the graduate allowance has had on the (a) number and (b) social mix of students entering postgraduate educational psychologist courses.
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Question reference: S5W-18785
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many newly-qualified educational psychologists it expects to enter the workforce in each year from 2019 to 2024.
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Question reference: S5W-18787
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what the waiting time target is to see an educational psychologist.
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Question reference: S5O-02412
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider establishing a Victim's Commissioner, and, if not, how it plans to learn from the experiences of victims and witnesses in the shaping of public policy.
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Question reference: S5W-18222
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason some local authorities, despite having young people eligible for Continuing Care, have no care experienced young people receiving the provision, and (a) when and (b) how it plans to investigate this.
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Question reference: S5W-18224
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will investigate claims that some local authorities have de-registered foster carers and re-registered them as supported carers in order for them to continue caring for a young person up to the age of 21.
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Question reference: S5W-18221
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of expenditure on Continuing Care exceeding the amount allocated in several local authorities, with no commitment to increase funding on a per annum basis, how it plans to address this issue.
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Question reference: S5W-18218
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of 3,161 care experienced young people being eligible for the Continuing Care provision but only 177 young people, which is 6%, having requested or been offered the option to remain in care, what plans it has to address this issue.
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Question reference: S5W-18225
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government (a) when and (b) how it will investigate claims that foster carers are, in some instances, receiving half the weekly payment for delivering Continuing Care than they did for delivering Foster Care.
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